NEW DELHI: The Faridabad Police on Wednesday issued an official clarification denying media and social media reports claiming that the suspicious i20 car involved in the Red Fort blast had been parked at Al-Falah Hospital or University in Dhauj for several days.In a statement, the police spokesperson said, “It has come to notice that some media channels and social media platforms are circulating reports claiming that the suspicious i20 car, which exploded in front of the Red Fort in Delhi, had been parked at Al-Falah Hospital/University in Dhauj for the past 10–11 days. Faridabad Police does not confirm this information officially and refutes this news.”
A high-intensity blast in a parked Hyundai i20 car near the Red Fort Metro Station on Monday evening left 12 people dead and several vehicles charred. The explosion triggered a fire that quickly spread to nearby cars. The incident occurred near Gate Number 1 of the station, the Delhi Fire Department told news agency ANI. “Eight of them died before reaching the hospital,” Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital’s medical superintendent told news agency ANI.Videos shared by the Chandni Chowk Traders’ Association captured the scale of the explosion. One clip showed a body lying on a vehicle, while another appeared to show a body on the road. Eyewitnesses said human remains were visible near the site of the blast.” Six cars, two e-rickshaws and one autorickshaw were gutted in the fire,” fire department official told PTI.